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Forklift Safety

Forklift Safety. Motor Vehicle Accidents. To protect employees. To protect company assets. It’s the law!. Why Forklift Safety?. Fatalities Source BLS. 7 th on OSHA’s Top 10 list. Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178 (3,262 Total Violations) Top 5 sections cited:

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Forklift Safety

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  1. Forklift Safety

  2. Motor Vehicle Accidents To protect employees To protect company assets It’s the law!

  3. Why Forklift Safety?

  4. Fatalities Source BLS

  5. 7th on OSHA’s Top 10 list Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178 (3,262 Total Violations) • Top 5 sections cited: • 1910.178(L)(l) Failure to ensure each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely • 1910.178(L)(4)(iii) Failure to evaluate each powered industrial truck operator’s performance at least once every three years • 1910.178(L)(6) Failure to certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated • 1910.178(p)(1) Failure to take damaged powered industrial trucks out of service • 1910.178(Q)(7) Failure to examine powered industrial trucks before placing in service

  6. Benefits to Forklift Safety Training • Improve Attitude • Increase Production • Increase Operator Safety • Lower Maintenance Costs • Lower # of Accidents/Severity • Lower Insurance Cost • Fulfill OSHA Requirements

  7. Labels WarningLabel ! Danger Label Caution Label

  8. Nameplate / Data Plate

  9. Types of Forklifts

  10. Operator’s Manual OSHA says you SHALL Read and Understand the Operator’s Manual

  11. The Main Parts of the Truck

  12. Lift Truck vs. Automobiles • Automobiles • For personal use • Weighs less than 5,000 lbs. • Front wheel steering • Training required • Operates on smooth, paved surfaces • Lift Trucks • Not for personal use • Weighs greater than 5,000 lbs. • Rear wheel steering • Training required • Operates on various surfaces

  13. Mast:What do you really need to know? • Never reach into/through mast • Never stand under forks/load • Never allow others under

  14. Lift Truck Balance • Internal Combustion Counterweight • Electric Powered • Industrial battery

  15. Imbalance • Moving center of gravity outside stability Pyramid: • Loss of steering • Loss of traction • Unstable load • Potential for a tip over • Potential for a tip up

  16. Daily Inspection 1910.178(q)(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service…

  17. Why Do A Pre-Operation Inspection?

  18. Completion of Inspection • Report defects to appropriate personnel • Never operate a truck in need of repair • Authorized & trained personnel repair trucks

  19. The Visual Inspection

  20. The Operational Inspection • Operator restraint system • Horn • Warning devices • Unusual engine noise • Fuel level • Gauge readings • Hydraulics • Steering lock to lock • Service brake • Park brake • Plugging on electric powered trucks

  21. Designated Areas

  22. Operating a ForkliftTraveling & Maneuvering Mounting – Dismounting

  23. Operating a ForkliftStarting & Stopping

  24. Operating a ForkliftOperational Speeds

  25. Safe Operating Guidelines • Safe distance from docks and ramps, stairway, fire aisle & equipment • No on-the-go directional changes (IC trucks) • Operating surfaces must support truck and load

  26. Speed vs. Reaction Speed 8.7 mph Equals 13 feet per second Reaction Time 18-21 years = ¾ second 21- over = 1.5 second

  27. Pedestrian Traffic • Pedestrians have right of way • When approaching corners, intersections: • When passing pedestrians

  28. Operating the ForkliftUsing the Pedal

  29. Operating ForkliftSteering/Turning/Changing Directions Hazards: Tip over : Collision : Struck-by/Crushing Injuries : Load falls

  30. Operating a ForkliftParking

  31. Operating the Forklift

  32. Attachments

  33. Tipovers IN CASE OF A TIPOVER

  34. Understanding the Workplace

  35. Training • All operators must be certified by the following • Retraining • Certification includes

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